Adventures in La La Land

 1. Forewarning: this post is going to be mostly pictures. I'm a little overwhelmed and don't have a lot of time to write. First, 4th of July pics (was that really only 6 days ago??). We made the rounds, starting at Niki's house and ending at Luke's. Eating and chatting with Great Grandpa Cap-man Such a good picture of my mom and Lena! Picking Niki's wild black raspberries Ear protection just in case fireworks started going off Sparklers at Luke's house We had the perfect view of the Sand Lake fireworks at Luke's. We were far enough away that it wasn't crowded or loud, but we could see the fireworks easily. Win win! 2. Things got real between school and soccer camp prep this week. Soccer camp starts on Monday, so there was lots to do this week. And my classes kicked into high gear. Last week was mostly introductions. This week the real work began. I've pretty much had my computer glued to my lap for the past six days. Annoyingly, my two credit class ...

 1. Another blissful week of summer. Mostly. Haha. The Sisters and I took our kids to Deer Tracks Junction on Tuesday. Levi was complaining of a belly ache on the drive there, but he sometimes gets carsick, so I didn't think much of it. More on that later. It was a great day for Deer Tracks - 70s and overcast, with just enough sprinkles to cool us off when we started to get hot.  Guinea pigs Look at me getting all up and personal with the bears! They're actually cute when they're this little . . . and that fence had all kinds of signs warning of high voltage. Haha The stroller crew In the tunnels Pop quiz: which sister is holding the baby? Oh hey there, camels Look at that dimple when he's hardly even smiling! These pigs running all over are so fun.  Libby's kids being troublemakers during the group pic. Lol There we go! (Lucy doesn't do animals or heat, so she stayed home and missed out on the fun.) 2. By Tuesday night, I could tell Levi was feeling off. He was...